The Brevard County School Board could close down a charter school Monday night, and more than 100 students could be moved.The company that runs the school is under fire for mis-spending taxpayers' money.At Campus Charter School in Port St. John, the staff and principal are determined."They cannot close us down," said Greg Gerard, school principal.The school board can close down the charter school and is poised to take the first step Monday night."Our school choice office is making the recommendation that we terminate the contract," said Michelle Irwin, with Brevard Public Schools.Also see: Central Florida school leaders focus on STEM educationIn a school district audit, the evidence stacks up. An unauthorized $24,000 loan of taxpayers' money was issued to the firm that operates the school. According to a report, $19,000 of that loan was never paid back. And the school's bank account is $26,000 in the red, WESH 2 News has found."I would say most of that is unfounded and inaccurate. If they're going to try to prove that, then they're in for a tough battle," Gerard said.But the school board is prepared to terminate the school's contract. Charter schools operate with public money, but are run by private boards."Termination means the school would have to close, and we would work with those families to try to get the students placed in a different school," Irwin said.The closure would affect 158 families."This is home. This is home for the staff that's here and the parents and the students," Gerard said.If the school board terminates the charter Monday night, the school could be closing in a little over three months.16087756

PORT ST. JOHN, Fla. —

The Brevard County School Board could close down a charter school Monday night, and more than 100 students could be moved.

The company that runs the school is under fire for mis-spending taxpayers' money.

At Campus Charter School in Port St. John, the staff and principal are determined.

Advertisement

"They cannot close us down," said Greg Gerard, school principal.

The school board can close down the charter school and is poised to take the first step Monday night.

"Our school choice office is making the recommendation that we terminate the contract," said Michelle Irwin, with Brevard Public Schools.

In a school district audit, the evidence stacks up. An unauthorized $24,000 loan of taxpayers' money was issued to the firm that operates the school. According to a report, $19,000 of that loan was never paid back. And the school's bank account is $26,000 in the red, WESH 2 News has found.

"I would say most of that is unfounded and inaccurate. If they're going to try to prove that, then they're in for a tough battle," Gerard said.

But the school board is prepared to terminate the school's contract. Charter schools operate with public money, but are run by private boards.

"Termination means the school would have to close, and we would work with those families to try to get the students placed in a different school," Irwin said.

The closure would affect 158 families.

"This is home. This is home for the staff that's here and the parents and the students," Gerard said.

If the school board terminates the charter Monday night, the school could be closing in a little over three months.